After more than two years apart because of the Covid-19 pandemic, about 100 women who attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy returned to Maple Mount on Aug. 29, 2021, for Alumnae Weekend. The festivities were held in the Mount Auditorium, which was decorated with a Mardi Gras theme. Because of an increasing number of Covid cases…
more: Mount Saint Joseph Academy alums gather for the first time in more than two years
Sheila Ward, a member of the Mount Saint Joseph Academy class of 1971, has been to Kenya four times. While Kenya may not be the top tourist destination for many, Sheila finds it exhilarating, but also exhausting and heartbreaking all at the same time. She began her work there in 2006 when she traveled with…
The way God uses dreams to “nudge” people toward a deeper spirituality became a fascination with Theresa O’Bryan about 10 years ago when she attended a seminar on spiritual direction with dreams. She realized then that dream counseling was something she wanted to provide. “Dreams are very much a part of scripture,” she said. In…
more: MSJ Academy alum brings “Praying Your Dreams” program to Retreat Center
The Alumnae Memorial Mass paid tribute to the departed alumnae and faculty of Mount Saint Joseph Academy and Junior College on Nov. 3, 2019. Alumnae whose deaths were reported to the Partnerships office between Nov. 1, 2018 and Nov. 1, 2019 were remembered individually during Mass. It’s always a touching moment to bring former students…
Jean Sites Oerther enjoyed telling her sons and grandchildren about how she attended a convent school during her first two years of high school. Since leaving Mount Saint Joseph Academy following her sophomore year in 1958, Oerther had never returned to Maple Mount, even though since 1979 she has lived in Louisville. “I’m not a…
more: Former Academy student returns to Maple Mount after 61 years
More than 100 women who attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy returned for the annual Alumnae Weekend on May 18-19, 2019. The alums shared plenty of smiles and stories, and elected a new vice president in Jennifer Speaks McGee, A70. In the 20th anniversary year of the Maple Leaf Award, Judith Calhoun Ward, A60, and Betty…
“Are you Rosemary McShane from Hopkinsville, Ky.? My mother would like to know.” Those words on Facebook turned a sleepy Sunday afternoon on Jan. 13, 2019, into an emotion-packed week for Rosemary McShane Kranz, Mount Saint Joseph Academy class of 1950. They set in motion a phone call reunion with her dear Academy friend Dot…
Ursuline Sisters and graduates of Mount Saint Joseph Academy joined together on Nov. 4, 2018, for the Alumnae Memorial Mass, which honors and remembers students and faculty who have gone to heaven. Those named during Mass are those whose passing has been learned since Nov. 1, 2017. Here are some pictures from the Mass.
More than 120 graduates of Mount Saint Joseph Academy or Junior College were on hand May 20, 2018, for Alumnae Weekend, celebrating a sunny day with all the “Mount girls.” A good time was had by all. Anna Mattingly, class of 1966, and Paula Chandler Gray, class of 1973, were honored with the Maple Leaf…
